extrañan

[eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]

/[eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]/ verb

The verdict

“extrañan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,041
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-extranan · extrañan · Spanish

extrañan · rank #36,041 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,041
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH extreme

Nearest frequency peer: extreme (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “extrañan”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “extrañan” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extrañan vs extraño
75% similar
extrañan vs extrañe
75% similar
extrañan vs extraños
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extrañan
PropertyValue
Headwordextrañan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,041
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “extrañan” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.extrañancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “extreme” (#36,042), “exquisitos” (#36,039), “exprimir” (#36,038). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around extrañan (IPA [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,041 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for extrañan, with forms such as "etxrañan", "exrtañan", and "extarñan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "extraño", "extrañe", "extraños", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is extrañan, spelled E-X-T-R-A-Ñ-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxrañan
  • exrtañan
  • extarñan
  • extraañn
  • extrañann
  • extrañna
  • extrrañan
  • extrñaan
  • exttrañan
  • exxtrañan
  • xetrañan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extrañan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etxrañan2exrtañan2extarñan2extraañn2extrañann1extrañna2extrrañan1extrñaan2
Edit distance from "extrañan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extrañan"?
"extrañan" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-Ñ-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn].
What does "extrañan" mean?
As a verb, "extrañan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse.
What words are commonly confused with "extrañan"?
"extrañan" is commonly confused with "extraño", "extrañe", "extraños". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extrañan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extrañan" is [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extrañan" come from?
"extrañan" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extrañan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "extrañan" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "extraño". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #36,041 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list